OFFICE OF THE CLERK

Clerk of the Court:

Joanne P. Simmons

The Office of the Clerk is responsible for the management of all case files and
the progress of cases through the Court. Any questions concerning the Court's
procedures or the status of a particular case pending before the Court should be
directed to the Clerk's Office. Contact may not be made with the individual judges of
the Court or their personal staff regarding cases.

The Office of the Clerk is open from 8:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday of each week except when the building is closed for holidays.

The Court does
not accept filings by fax. All filings must bear an
original signature.

A pro se party who has not registered for e-filing may file any document that is otherwise properly filed with this Court by directing it to: Clerk's Office, Fifth District Court of Appeal, 300 South Beach Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Attorneys, who must file documents electronically, are advised to review Administrative Order 5D13-05

Telephone inquiries regarding
procedure or case status can be made to the Clerk's Office at (386) 947-1530.

All appeals and petitions for original writs filed with the Court are governed by The Florida Rules Of Appellate Procedure that are promulgated by the Supreme Court
of Florida. When a new case is received and acknowledged, the office of the Clerk
disseminates a Notice To Attorneys And Parties (revised
June 2015) that highlights frequent inquiries made
regarding the prosecution of an appeal or petition submitted to the Court. Moreover,
the Notice is updated whenever an amendment is made to the appellate rules by the
Supreme Court.

NOTE:The clerk's office is not currently serving a copy of any documents filed through our eDCA portal on the other parties. It is your responsibility to continue to serve a copy on all parties. A copy of the filed document may be obtained from the eDCA 'Pending Filings' page for service to the other parties.